Writing Activities Writing is so important to practice both at school and home. There are many things you can do to keep writing at home. Keep a diary or journal of your day, write back and forth to family members, letters to penpals, write short stories and share with friends and family. All that writing will pay off! Here are some website to help keep you motivated and help you out! Save someone from the depths of the sea or get lost in the jungle...you decide! Try to create your own adventure with the help of this website! Have you ever played with Magnetic Poetry? We'll here's your chance to create a poem or story online using those same small bits of words you know from the Magnetic Poetry sets! You can also read poems that have been submitted from other kids just like you! Are you compelled to write all the time? Would you like some tips from famous authors? Well here at Scholastic you can write stories and submit them for possible publication while getting tips from authors! Whether it be poetry, descriptive writing, or folktales you'll find it here! See what you can do and bring it in to share. Have you always dreamed of becoming a reporter? Would you like to report on something you already know about? Well here's your chance! All those great facts you learned last year about Lewis and Clark are going to come in handy! Try your luck at being a news reporter in this interactive website that will let you research your facts and write a real story...print it off and bring it into class when you're done! Are you dying to tell someone about the book you just read? Was it that great? Well, here's your chance. Share your thoughts on your favorite books by writing a review and sharing it with kids all over the world. You can also search other book reviews to find a book that suits you! Do you like math and writing? Why not use your talents and enter this writing contest that changes topics throughout the year. All the topics are math related but they would like your creative expressive twist to write about it. Give it a try...maybe you'll be a winner!! COSETTE POSKO 5th Grade Teacher Harold Oliver Intermediate School